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Health, Safety and Wellness Fair

2025 Save the Date

The 2025 Health Safety and Wellness Fair is scheduled for Thursday, October 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Founding Deans Atrium (SCI_W_ATR).   

Please stop by the various booths that will include experts from Sun Life, TELUS Health, Therapeutic Pets of Canada, assistive tech presented by the Accessibility Working Group, and more, view the pumpkins entered into this year's Pumpkin Carving Contest, and enter your name in a draw for a chance to win one of several prizes.

New this Year

Free Seated Massage

Massage students from Durham College will be providing FREE seated massage during the Fair!  Appointments are 25 minutes in length and are available at the following times:

  • 11:05 a.m.  to 11:30 a.m. 
  • 11:35 a.m. to Noon 
  • 12:05 p.n. to 12:30 p.m. 
  • 12:35 p.m. to 1 p.m. 

To book your appointment, please email wellnessatwork@ontariotechu.ca with the following information:

  • Your name
  • Your email
  • Your preferred timeslot

You will receive a confirmation email and calendar invite for your appointment time.  You will be required to complete a Health History Form in advance of your appointment.

Screen Cleaning Plush Dog Give-awayscreen cleaner plush dog

Employees who add Healthy Habits with Hunter to their laptop/computer/device will receive a screen cleaning plush dog (while supplies last).

 

Back by popular demand

Pumpkin Carving Contest

The Pumpkin Carving Contest returns! Staff/Faculty work together to carve and/or decorate a pumpkin for your chance of being crowned Pumpkin Carving Contest champions!

How it works:

  1. Form a group of participants with your colleagues.
  2. Have one colleague request a free pumpkin from the Wellness at Work team, by completing this Pumpkin Carving Contest - Pumpkin Request eForm by Friday, October 17.
  3. The Wellness at Work team will connect with you to arrange pick-up/delivery to your location the week of October 20 (North and Downtown dates to be determined).
  4. Choose which category you’d like to enter: Carving or Decorating
  5. Work with your colleagues to create your pumpkin masterpiece
  6. Bring your pumpkin and pumpkin submission form to the Science Building, Founding Deans Atrium on Thursday, October 30 (no later than 11 a.m.), to be displayed at the Health, Safety and Wellness Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  7. Pumpkins are yours to keep - please remove your pumpkin from the Atrium by 5pm

Judging:

Pumpkins will be viewed during the Health Safety and Wellness Fair and then pictures shared with the Ontario Tech Community to vote on the best carved and best decorated pumpkin from each category. 

Please direct questions to wellnessatwork@ontariotechu.ca.  

 

Honey and Candle Sales

Wildflower honey, produced right here on campus at the university farm lands, will be available for sale. Proceeds support the operation and growth of the university's Pollinator Project. Each jar contains unpasteurized wildflower honey.

Candles made from bee products are also available for purchase.

 

October's Healthy Workplace Month

Visit our Wellness Events page to view other upcoming events, workshops, and training throughout October and the Fall.

 

Questions

Please email wellnessatwork@ontariotechu.ca if you have questions or need more information about the upcoming fair.  Hope to see you there!